Professor
Director of Global & International Studies
Contact Information
222C Marano Campus Center
315.312.3448
[email protected]
Lisa M. Glidden's CV
Office hours
Spring 2025:
Mondays 10:30 - 11:30am (Lake Effect Café)
Tuesdays 1:00 - 2:00pm (222 Marano Campus Center)
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30am (Lake Effect Café)
Or by Appointment
Dr. Glidden received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington at Seattle. She teaches courses on area studies (Africa, Latin America, Middle East), development, and environmental politics. Her research interests include social movements, indigenous politics in Latin America, Cuba, energy policy, and environmental politics. She teaches several courses with travel abroad to Cuba, Ecuador, South Korea, and Turkey. Professor Glidden is the Program Director for SUNY Oswego's Global and International Studies program and coordinates the Sustainability Studies Minor. She is currently the director of OUTSTEPS, an interdisciplinary network of scholars and practitioners studying sustainability and resilience in the lower Great Lakes region and is the Director of SUNY Oswego's Great Lakes Institute.
Research Interests
- social movements
- environment and sustainability
- identity politics
- Latin America
Selected Publications
- "Cuba's Energy Revolution and 2030 Policy Goals," (co-authored with Mario Alberto Arrastía-Avila), International Journal of Cuban Studies 9, no. 1, 73-90. 2017. https://doi.org/10.13169/intejcubastud.9.1.0073
- "At the Margin's Edge: Women's Movements in Ecuador," (co-authored with Melanie Shaffer-Cutillo), Women's Studies 46, no. 1, 22-40. 2017.
- Understanding Energy and Energy Policy (co-authored with Timothy F. Braun). Zed Books, 2014.
- "The Cuban Spring Fallacy" (co-authored with Lana Wylie). International Journal of Cuban Studies (Winter 2013).
- Mobilizing Ethnic Identity in the Andes: A Study of Ecuador and Peru. Lexington Books, 2011.
Classes Taught
Introductory:
- POL 150 - Making Sense of the World
- POL 155 - Making Sense of the US
- POL 201 - Global Politics
- SUS 198 - The Great Lakes (First Year Seminar)
Area Studies:
- POL 327 - African Politics
- POL 337 - Middle East Politics [syllabus]
- POL 357 - Latin American Politics [syllabus]
Environment/Sustainability:
- SUS 115 - Foundations of Sustainability
- POL 387 - Global Environmental Politics [syllabus]
- POL 409 - Comparative Energy Policy [syllabus]
Other:
- POL 328 - Politics & Literature: Harry Potter
- GLS 200 - Introduction to Global Issues
- GLS 400/POL 497 - Seminar in Globalization
- IPS 320 - Intro to Integrative Professional Studies